Telegram-herald., 1887-10-03
TALMAGE'S SERMON
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WaFi<is rhza oars In
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tbro-n L4ts tie ss4ln auditorium AID alied
~ those sitting o. standing Sotsithst.-ssi-
iag 10 sniarssnlsns The crowds thai yo
asay aot abs - zst ins.fs the oalliing ara
greater this fsl than sgsr ssfors. TosAy
tas pastor sspiAinsi aQpropri4ss passages q
@cripsare. Professor Browns rendered upon
tls organ ths Fisss sonata Ia b min0r.
hitter. Ths rsxs u the sermon ~as from
Ll Corinthians. via . ~Ts knor tho grace
u Our Lord Jesus Chrizt. that. though Dc
va ricn. pee tar yoaf saksa DO becanls poor
Dr TalmAss saAi
fasS al the worlds which on csd yin
trrs nishs maks ne heavens one zreal glitter
aTs iaba1llaafie.s i an afsurdlty Fliloso-
phsrs Tell - shat laany of thess vorlis ars
TOO hoe, or COO cola. or TOO rareaed of aEmo-
sphere FOR rs4iiencs Bat L not az for
human Abods, they may BE- it Tor beings dif-
fsrenl fFom and superior 20 Ourselves We
ars told tnat ihs world q Jupiter i changing
uatl ls i aiaaost DC for creatures Ike the
kalnan race. snd ll4aE Mars ~ouid do zoe tho
bunaa family With a httls change in the
structure Of tbs RESPIRATORY organs Bat that
thsrs Is a great world swung somewhere. vast
teyond .anagia4tisn. and that IL IS TIE head
quarters "a the universe and the nlelropollsof OF
inmsnsity. AID has population la numbers
vast beyond al statistics and Appointments
OF splsndor beyond the capacity of canvas, or
poem, OF angel % describe. s as certain a.
ths Bibis Is authentic Perhaps soms Of rho
astronomers vita their big telescopes have
alrsady caught xinpse of Il. not knowing
WAL lr L. We spell IL with six letters and
pronounos it heaven
rsas n whsrs Prince Jesus lived ninstssn
s~afuries a@o. he was The Kings son. IL
va toe old homest~ad of eternity. and all its
castles we're a. ola God Not frost had
ever shillsd The air Not tear had ever
rolled do~a ths caeex Of one % ia inhab-
fisnus. There had never been IN it head
a-ae. OF a sldsache, or a h.artacAe There
had nor seen a fuaeral il thu memory Of the
oldest nhabitaak Thsre ksd nevsr In sIl the
land been woven . black veil for there had
never oesn snythirg 20 mourn over The
passage u MILLIONS cf Years had net wrinklsd
- crippled or bet.mned any OF it, citizens
Al tas people thsrs we're in a STATE OF eternal
..lole-csscs. What floral and porsonic bright
n~ssi Gardens q perpetual bloom and
orchards N unsnding frulssge. Had soma
spir,t from another world entered and asked.
" aAs s anf ~has oer-svsmsntl what Is
sorr0~f what - deathi tae brightest of the
fntsiugsnccs would have faded 10 give dshni-
ton. though 70 study ths question thsrs were
silence In heaven for halt an hour. The
Prince Of whom speak had honors, srnolu-
msnn<, scclanlationx such as no othsr
prince, celestial or terrestrial ever
enjoyed As ne passed the street, the
inhabitants took or from their brovs gar
laads os white lilies and threw them In the
way. To nsver entered any OF the temples
without al ca. worshipers rising Up and bow
ing IA obeizsnc-. Ia all the PROFESSIONS OF
the kigh days he was the one who evoked the
lou<lest welcome. Sornstnes on foot, walk
ing ia loving talk With the humblest OF the
Hand. bus &C other times be took chariot, and
among he - 900 that David spoke sf his
Wa ths s~iftest snd most flaming; or, ss
when John described him. be took white pal
fry with What prancs of foot. and arch Of
neck, and roll Of mans and glsan Of eye Is
only dinly suggested in the Apocslyps-. RE
was not hzs ether princes. waiting fer the
fAsaer TO die aad saen take the throne
When few years ago an artist Ia Germany
made picture tor the Royal gallery repre-
eentinx Emperor William on the throne. and
ehe crown prince a. having one foot on The
he picture chanEed, and said. Let the
prince keep has foot OF ths throne tall I
leave it"
Airsady snfhronsd was TIE heavenly
prince. side by side With the Father What
circie Of iominioni What myrmidons of adj
nirsrsi What amending round of gloriesi
AL The towers chimsd the PTince's praises.
OF al the inhabitants, from ths center Of th.
city on ovsr the Ailis and clear down 10 the
b-sch against which The OCEAN u immeuSity
roIs irs niiiows. the Prince uss Ehs sck nowl-
esixsd favorits No wonder my t@xs says
that he wss rich.s Set al The diamonds Of
tl,e earth IN one scepter. build al toe palaces
~ The sarth IN Qua Alhsmors. gather all tia
pearls II the $50 in one diaaern. put al the
vsipes ~ the earth IN one coin. the aggrexafs
would not express his afiusncr Yes. Paul
~.la right Soionson had n gold f6S0 600 600
and d, silver ci. no noc. SCI sterling But 3
greater than So.,-non = here Not the mill
ionairs but he guadriiiionairs ~ heaven To
describe bis celestial Surroundings the Bible
uses AL -siorS. gathering them in rainbow
s~sr the throne and setting them ss agate IN
shc temple window, and hoiSting t~siv. of
tbrn lnto = van from striped jasper at the
ba~e - transparsns .znethrsf in the capstone
while between are green n emerald. and
snow e pesri. and hlua of sapphire. and vsl-
i,,~ n tcrsz. gray u chrysoprasrs ard isu,s
- jarinth Al she lov-liness ~ landscape in
foliage. ard river. and ril. and all erichsrt-
ulent sauamsrine. he ssa q siass uinxlsi
With srs .s When ths sun sinkssp ne Nesii-
terranesn Al the thriil ~ ruusir. irstrn-
mental and veal. harps. trump~t~ dcxo-
lrxies There stocf The prince. surrounded
~ shose -ho bsd under their ~lnss the
v-ireirv "a u,i.lious q nsiies n a srcoad. rish
r. io~@. rich in sdoration. rich IA rower. rich
Al wrrshio. ri-h IN holiness. rich - efod
Bat one ds7 tl,srs ws- q aix disaster IN =
department. cf f4cd'sGuiver~~. A rsce fallen
a world IN rlinsi Our planet tbe scsne Il
cetssfr-rhei a Z ofe swinging 1us into dark
ress. ~ith ncunisins sni s~ss snd islsnsis.
an s-fal certrifuxal 81 Sir seeming - over.
row-r the hesntifsl -sntripetsi n rfzhte1~e
nrss sna from ia ~-can resched heaven.
Such --unsi haa rever been hesri there.
Fientr cf svseet s,uods. hnt nsver an eutrry
sf sisfrr-z sr an eeho ~ swonv At faaf crs
r~-.n the Pr-ncr rc<e f-orn al the blisSful
eir~nrn sarence ard ssertetf fsr the oueer zsta
sn3 S-~r-rsi~s iqfr the nirht - ms ~orid
O,f ~ wher a hr-xht nsrhcr intc whst rouzh
80 say VIA -. criesi augpl after sugsl
snd oct-ntats sfter rofenrare "Nc.- SAID
Ess Pence cenrrt sssr. I nnss -
sf rr tsaa - ~erit
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relee,1 sis.,se - tss thronse sssi
esrp.ss. eanipsaiefs ~. zsraf'aic. sf>h
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